I'm not sure if I know any 'functional' families, if functional means a family without difficult times and members who don't have a full range of problems.

This stigma associated with drug use--the belief that bad kids use, good kids don't, and those with full-blown addiction are weak, dissolute, and pathetic--has contributed to the escalation of use and has hampered treatment more than any single other factor.

The hopeful part about that is when you do have that help, you will feel better. It still doesn't make this easy. Nothing makes this easy, but you can make better decisions.

Openness is the first step toward recovery... addiction remains a secret because of the overwhelming shame associated with it.

I'm not sure if I know any 'functional' families, if functional means a family without difficult times and members who don't have a full range of problems.

How innocent we are of our mistakes and how we responsible we are for them.

An alcoholic will steal your wallet and lie to you. A drug addict will steal your wallet and then help you look for it.